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Category Archives: Fly Fishing Gear Review
House of Hardy Perfect Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Reel
Alright sportsfans, the kid gloves are off and we’re not messing around. The legendary House of Hardy recently released a limited edition run of 250 reels to commemorate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the 140th anniversary of Hardy Bros., and to … Continue reading
Sage One fly rod Review – 8 months into the game
Sage ONE Fly Rods – 8 months into the game As a general case, fly rods of 2012 are HUGELY different from their ancestors of 1960, and the performance differences are so tangible that any of us can feel it. … Continue reading
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Interview with the designer of the Sage One Fly Rod Jerry Siem
Sage ONE interview with Jerry Siem, Sage Flyfishing. No Introduction. Let’s not make it painful getting to the good stuff. If you want to learn how this interview came about, you’ll find it at the tail-end of the post. The … Continue reading
New Hot Tipped Crazy Legs Released by Hareline
Hey you Squidro Fly tying fiends out there, Hareline Dubbin has just added some eye-catching colors of the Hot Tipped Crazy Legs we have come to adorn our Squidro Flies with and adapt to wings and tails on our traditional … Continue reading
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Water Master Rafts on the South Island
You can fly, walk, and drive to so many of New Zealand’s great trout rivers. Public access is excellent, and the typical day is spent walking upstream on rivers that can be crossed back and forth easily, as to approach … Continue reading
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New Echo 3 Spey, Switch and Single Handed Fly Rods
Jay Nicholas gives us a quick over view of a few new rods from Echo. The Echo 3 Series is Tim Rajeff and the folks at Echo Fly Rods first venture into the high modulus graphite world, and they have … Continue reading
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Product Reviews: Most Excellent Echo Fly Rods
Echo 3 Switch and E3 Two Hand rods now available! The new Echo 3 Switch and Echo 3 two Hand fly rods are en-route to the Caddis Fly on the UPS truck from our friends at Rajeff Sports. My river … Continue reading
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Three New Felt Soled Wading Boots From Simms Fishing
Simms three year experiment offering exclusively Vibram Soled wading boots is over. Many anglers feel that the very best traction available is a studded felt sole. Simms Fishing listened, and brings to market three great boots with felt soles. The … Continue reading
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Patagonia Rock Grip Aluminum Bar Wading Boot Review
Last weekend I tested the new Patagonia Aluminum Bar Wading Boots on the Olympic Peninsula. These new non-felt boots feature a tank-tread sole and stick like glue to rocks. I spent two days ranging all over the Queets and Quinault … Continue reading
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Seasons of the Steelhead
Finally, steelheaders have a coffee-table book that captures the essence and excitement of our sport! Will Godfrey, one of the most important and influential angler/advocates of our day, teamed up with world-class outdoor photographer Drew Stoeklein to produce this stunning … Continue reading
Product Review: Airflo Skagit Switch Fly Line
Airflo Skagit Switch Fly Line Several of us at the Caddis Fly Shop have had the opportunity to fish the Airflo Skagit Switch Fly Line during 2011 and – if you can contain your excitement – I will report very … Continue reading
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The River Why on DVD
This just in: The Caddis Fly has secured real live DVDs of the new film The River Why! Cutting to the chase, what you need to know about this film is that Amber Heard plays Eddie, Gus Orviston’s steelhead fishing … Continue reading
Fly fishing tackle for Oregon Salmon: the “A” List
Fall Salmon season rolled in during September, is now in full swing, and will extend to the end of the year. Some of us have been banging our heads with 2x4s for the past two months, while others are just … Continue reading